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12 hours ago | nbcnews.com | Adam Reiss |Chloe Melas |Katherine Koretski |Jing Feng

DeLeassa Penland, a special agent with the U.S. attorney's office, testified that Diddy appears to have paid for male escort Jules Theodore's round-trip air travel from Los Angeles to New York in August 2009 - potentially bolstering one of the U.S. government's charges against Diddy: transportation to engage in prostitution.

1 day ago | nbcnews.com | Alicia Lozano

Utah officials are investigating the role that so-called peacekeepers played in the killing of celebrated fashion designer Arthur Folasa Ah Loo on Saturday at the "No Kings" demonstration in Salt Lake City, police said. The investigation will focus on staffing at the march, including the responsibilities assigned to people working and volunteering at the protest. It was unclear, police said, whether the "peacekeepers" were hired by event organizers or acted on their own.

1 day ago | nbcnews.com | Adam Reiss |Chloe Melas |Katherine Koretski |Jing Feng

• Ananya Sankar, a paralegal for the U.S. Attorney's Office, walked jurors through some of the evidence she reviewed, including text messages and call logs. The text messages entered into evidence showed that Diddy's employment of male escorts for drug-fueled "freak offs" was a running joke among his employees. Diddy also asked employees to pick up illegal substances, such as "15 pills of molly," according to the texts.

1 day ago | nbcnews.com | Zoe Malin

Everyone has one: a scratched, stained plastic cutting board that’s been in your kitchen for years. Despite how many times you say to yourself, “I should get a new one,” you never do — but now, it’s officially time to buy a replacement. Research published in Environmental Science & Technology, a peer-reviewed scientific journal, found that plastic cutting boards release tiny pieces of plastic when you chop on them, which can end up in your food.

1 day ago | nbcnews.com | Keir Simmons

Speaking to Parliament on Monday, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Iran is not seeking nuclear weapons but has the right to pursue nuclear energy and research, repeating its long-standing official claim. The escalating conflict is looming over President Donald Trump, whose administration had urged Israel to hold off on the attack as it pursued nuclear talks with Iran that have since been called off. "I hope there's going to be a deal.